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“Shall I Feed My Daughter, or Educate Her?”

Barriers to Girls’ Education in Pakistan

Authored by: Human Rights Watch

Categories: Human Rights, Statebuilding
Sub-Categories: Human Development, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV), Sexual and Reproductive Health
Country: Pakistan
Region: South and Central Asia
Year: 2018
Citation: Human Rights Watch. “Shall I Feed My Daughter, or Educate Her?” Barriers to Girls’ Education in Pakistan. Report. November 2018.

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Executive Summary

Pakistan was described as “among the world’s worst performing countries in education,” at the 2015 Oslo Summit on Education and Development. This report explores the barriers to girls’ education in the country, including the government’s lack of investment, widespread poverty, and gender discrimination. The report details how the lack of access to education for girls is part of a broader landscape of gender inequality in Pakistan. The report ends by providing five broad policy recommendations for the Pakistani government.